ABSTRACT
Advances in marker-assisted breeding of oil palm Rajinder Singh, Chan Pek Lan, Maizura Ithnin and Umi Salamah Ramli, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia
1 Introduction
2 Application of markers for paternity testing in oil palm
3 Genomic resources and tools for MAS
4 MAS for predicting monogenic traits
5 MAS for predicting quantitative traits in oil palm breeding
6 MAS in oil palm tissue culture
7 Factors contributing to large-scale application of MAS in oil palm
8 Future trends
9 Conclusion
10 Where to look for further information
11 References
Oil palm is mostly cultivated in the tropical belt that lies between 10 degrees North and South of the Equator (Godswill et al., 2016). Oil palm is unique, as it produces two types of oil: palm oil from the mesocarp and palm kernel oil (PKO) from the kernel. Both oils have different fatty acid profiles and hence separate applications. Palm oil from the mesocarp is a major source of vegetable oils, while PKO has wide industrial applications, such as to make soap, detergents and personal care products among others.
